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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Crimes.

Two men rented a room in the resi-
dence of Methodist minister at Adrian,
Mich, inveigled William Weatherly to
the chamber and feeced him out of
81 900.
The post-office at Bessemer, Mich,
was robbed of $3.50 in cash and several
registered money packages
Supt. Myers, of the Miami, Ind, aims
house, has been arrested for cruelty
beating inmates of the institution.
A man named George Connors was ar
rested at San Francisco, and in his
trunks was found struggled opium val
ued at $1,000.
John c. Pickett, a wealthy business
charged with burning the KokomO
Bank
The inquest into the death of Parrish,
the patient in the Wards Island Asy-
lum at New York, resulted in verdict
of death at the hands of attendants.
Sidney A. Dwight, cashier of the Cox
sackie. n. Y, National Bank, is short
between $50, 1000 and $4,000 in his &C
counts. He is IS years old and a Ere
spected citizen"
A duel was fought at Woodruff, S. c.,
between colored women, with razors.
Both were seriously wounded.
Frank Fowler has been arrested at
Wabash. Ind. for forging the name of
Gov. Bate, of Tennessee, to check for
$37 900 year ago.
The Rev. Mr.. Pittard, a prominent
pastor and educator of North Folk, Va,
stamped pupil to death because. the
boy accidentally hit him with a ball.
The discovery has just been made
that conductors and brakemen on the
TTnion Pacific Road have been carving
out a systematic scheme Of robbery as
that exposed some months ago on the
Pennsylvania Road.
For the murder of Walter Haynes in
Texas, Dago Joe, halfbreed, was
lynched at Austin on the night of the
18th.
Fritz Weyman was jailed at Pittsburg
on the 18th for the murder of Mary
Valentine, who was found fatally shot.
Robbery is supposed to have prompted
the crime
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Rain in Missouri.

A terrible rainstorm, accompanied by
binding lightning and heavy thunder,
occurred at Kansas City on the Sd. The
Missouri Pacific yards were badly flooded
and considerable minor damage was
done throughout the city. At Rosedale,
Lewis Huckett, while sitting in his front
door, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed, and the house consumed.
David Custer, who was on horseback,
took refuge under a tree which was
struck and both horse and rider killed.
Passengers on incoming trains on the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf road re-
port having passed through a windstorm
that was so violent as to cause panic
among the passengers, the trains ap-
pearing to be in danger of being blown
off the track.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
At Riga, Mich, Charles Worwae.

At Riga, Mich, Charles Worwag, a
young farmer was overpowered by two
men who dragged him into the woods,
rubbed soap into his eyes, and mutilated
him.
John Beall, y years old, has been
held to trial at Eaton, O., for the muir
der OF his mother
Frank Mingrel was stabbed and killed
by Henry Dilletoch in quarrel In a sa-
loon in Chicago on the 18th. The
young men had some difficulty about an
unknown matter several nights ago, but
were parted at the time.
The Russian government semi. Off cial-
ly explains that Russian troops occupied
Kerki in order to protect the flank of
the new railway.
In the House of Commons Sir James
Ferguson, parliamentary secretary for
the foreign office, announces that En-
gland has incurred no pecuniary obliga-
ton in respect to the Egyptian conven-
ton with Turkey.
Advices from India say that 500 men
of the garrison at Herat mutinied on the
9th inst. A snort, sharp fight ensued, in
which 30 loyal and so rebel troopers
were killed. The mutineers fed, but
most of them were captured. The lead
ers of the revolt were sent to Cabul
NJ. De Heredia, French minister of
public works, says the proposal to con-
struct canal connecting the Atlantic
Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea was
not ripe for discussion. The work
would cost $300,OOO,OOO, while the rev.
enue from the tolls levied would not
cover interest.
Col. King Hartman, parliam entary I'M
der-secretary for Ireland, in reply to a
question by Mr.. Pease, Liberal, said the
government was powerless to suspend
evictions in Ireland. They would be
suspended, however, during the period
that Parliament devoted to the jubilee
celebration.
The Belgium Chamber of Deputies has
voted $56O,0OO for an international exhi-
bition OF arts and sciences in 1885.
The Servian Skuptchina has been dis
next Skuptchina will be held in August.
The first chamber of the diet of Hesse
has rejected a bill legalizing cremation.
The bill had previously been passed by
the second chamber.
Earthquakes visited Rochessur, Rog-
non and Lavernoy, in the department of
Haut Marine, France. People were
frightened into temporary panic.
Mile. Gaussen, a young woman, was
executed in Athens for matricide She
was taken to the scaffold barefooted, and
wearing white robe and black veil.
The French consul at Cardiff, Wales,
makes an Endorsement upon the bills of
lading on all vessels leaving for France
that smallpox is prevailing in the town
A famine is prevailing on the Cicilis
plain in Asia Minor, caused by the fail
ure of crops several years in succession.
About so, 900 people out of population
of 1870 900 are destitute. Appeals for re-
lief will be made to the American peo-
pie.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

ARCHBISHOP Lynch, of Ontario, has
just recognized the superior influence
of women in religious matters by de-
creeing that in his diocese a
Catholic woman may marry non
Catholic man, but that g. Catholic
man may not marry q non-Catholic
woman. The theory of this order ev-
identity is that the interests of the
church are safe in any family where
the wife is an accepted Christian; and
it is not too much to say that ex-
perience proves such a theory to be
based upon sound views of human
nature
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
81 DROUGHT IN ST. LOUIS.
The Sunday Law Against Saloons an
Ball to be Enforced.

The Sunday Law Against Saloons and
Ball to be Enforced.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-Preparations
have been made here for the putting
into effect OF the Sunday law, as fpro-
vided by the Legislature last winter.
Under this law all saloons, beer gardens,
billiard rooms, shooting and bowling
galleries, theaters and baseball parks
must close. The police commissioners
have instructed the chief of police to
vigorously enforce the law. The saloon
interest has held two or three meetings
and decided to close all the saloons in
the city next Sunday, the day the law
goes into effect except Schneider's Gar
den which will be kept open in order
to test the constitutionality of the law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

GLAND is limited, therefore private
ownership should be abolished, and
all land should be controlled by the
state" says Henry George. Seats
were limited at an anti poverty meet
ing the other night, and Mr.. George
reserved and sold them. Is this case
parallel to that of a man who lays
hold of all the available land, and
sells or rents it Not at all; for in anti
poverty circles, Henry George takes the
part of the state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

Rowan County, Kentucky, is in a
singular judicial dilemma. Craig Toll
liver, the noted Desperate and muir
derer, concluded that he would like
to be judge, and as everybody was
afraid to vote against him, he was
elected, although only score OF peo-
pie voted for him. Now he is having
his enemies arrested by wholesale,
and the people are considering the ad.
visibility of creating a judicial va
cancy by violent means, as Judge
Tolliver refuses to die g. natural
6oaEh
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

So largely have the Chinese in
creased in Hawaii that the island
bids fair to become Chinese colony.
All other population is decreasing,
owing to the ravages of diseases in
duced by the vices Of civilization
The Chinese number $1,000 and have
already great power and influence
They are Industrious and economical
and these qualities give them grip
on every land where they are al
lowed to come.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Fires.

The village of Washburn, Woodford
County, H., was wiped out by fire early
on the morning of the 18th. Seventeen
of the business houses were destroyed.
Loss $4,000, on which there is about
$40, 900 insurance.
Swindle Bros floating sawmill, at
Apalachacola, Fla burned with loss of
$4,000.
Two fires occurred at Chicago ON the
18th causing total loss of sos, 900; fully
insured. During the burning of Crane
Bros foundry, on Stewart Avenue, the
sidewalk gave way under the weight of
sightseers and Abraham Freeman, aged
II, was probably fatally hurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

the cry reason that fire occurring
in q building equipped with such shut
tiers and doors is rendered inaccessi
BILE to firemen. Tt is claimed that the
damage thus caused by shutting in a
fire would be less if such means Of
protection were omitted. The whole
tendency OF fire fighting If the
present day is to give vent to the
flames in order that the fremen may
have unobstructed access to the inn-
mediate point where combustion is
raging.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

A CURIOUS evasion of the payment
of duty on imported wool is reported.
A flock of sheep was driven across
the Mexican border and duty as
sessed upon them as live stock. They
were then sheared and the wool
placed on the market without having
been subjected to duty. This ar
rangement resulted in saving OF
so per cent. in the matter of duty
alone
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Hired nv rhe Pastor

At Shelbyville, Ind, Charles Calee
was jailed for burning the Bethel Bap-
fist Church, ten miles south of there,
He confessed and made affidavit that
the pastor, the Rev. William Snapp had
offered him $50 to burn it because some
ofthe members had charged him (Snapp)
with misconduct with q Miss Jones, one
of the congregation, which resulted in
several sensational though Intellectual
trials and caused much bitterness. Mr..
Snapp is a man of middle age, with
family
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Explosion Coal Shaft.

Shortly after the men employed in the
Twin shaft at Pittson Junction, Pa, had
gone to work on the 18th, there was a
violent explosion which caused rock,
Goa. and timber o shoot out of the shaft
like violent volcanic eruption. The
head house at the top of the shaft was
smashed into thousand pieces. Five
men were terribly injured and will
probably die
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

MIDDLETowN, Conn, June H;,John
Wales, a prominent citizen OF Liberty,
Sullivan County, was shot and killed by
Curtis Fisk, clerk in hardware store
in that village. The shooting occurred
at Mrs. Sarah ]. Nasim's hotel. Fisk
was paying attentions to a widow. Wales
went to the hotel at / O'Clock with a
handful of red pepper, with which he
intended to attack Fisk, who fred at
Wales. the bullet entering his brain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Strike i'm ST. Paul,

The carpenters strike was begun at
st. Paul on the 9Th. At a meeting ofthe
Carpenters and Joiuers' Brotherhood a
dozen committees were appointed to
visit various places where carpenters
were at work, and induce them to quit
under the demand for ten hours pay for
nine hours work. The secretary of the
brotherhood claims that there are 800
carpenters out, most of whom are non
union men, but reports of committees
make the number considerably less
Members of the Contractors Union de-
clare that the demands of the carpenters
will under no circumstances be granted
They anticipate little trouble unless the
bricklayers and stone masons join the
mOyomnnt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

A Mandan dispatch of the 18th says:
The crop prospects in this locality and
in the wheat belt extending 100 miles
west of the Mississippi River were never
better than to-day, everything pointing
to the largest yield the district has ever
produced The weather during the last
week has been favorable, several light
rains having fallen, followed by cool
weather
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Tht Rtpublita't
wATERrowN. wIsCoNsIN.

A FRENCH editor and g. French poll
tician have just fought g. duel with
,5istols, and neither was hurt. If
Boulanger's soldiers can't shoot any
better than the average French duel
ist, there is no occasion for Bismarck
to be in q cold sweat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Tn Honor McGIyDn

The McGlynn parade and mass meet
ing for which preparations had been
in active progress for several weeks,
took place at New York on the 18th. It
was organized by number of the
parishionefs Of St Stephens Church,
the trades organizations represented IN
the central labor union, the 'Anti-Pover-
ty Society and the Union Labor party.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

II has been demonstrated by expert
ence that iron doors and shutters upon
buildings, put there for the purpose of
preventing the communication of
flames from adjoining premises, con-
tribute materially to the fire loss, for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

GERMAN rule in Alsace-Lorraine has
become so strict that the sale of clay
pipes with Boulanger's head on them
has been prohibited. 1t has been sus-
pected that that idol OF the French
had feet of clay, but it is supposed
that they did not show on the pipes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

THE time from Shanghai to Liver
pool via the Suez Canal is forty six
days, from Shanghai to Liverpool via
the Pacific Ocean and New York it is
but thirty eight days, and allows
eight days for crossing the Atlantic.
Vino knows but San Francisco and
New York will soon be on the great
highway between the Occident and
the Orient?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Suffrage in Holland.

The Holland Parliament has passed a
bill providing for temporary extension
of the electoral franchise, pending a
complete revision of the constitution.
The bill raises the number of voters
from 100000 to 100000, and gives the
right to vote to dodgers and others who
pay personal or land tax of 10 FORMS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

AN Eastern paper says the great
evil of this country is "too much leg.
islation." There is not too much leg
Esation either in the states or Con.
gress. The evil is too much laziness,
extravaganza, representation, delay
and costly nonsense in enacting what
little legislation the country needs
and GETS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

THE wheat crop OF 1887 will proba.
bly, be fully up to the average of the
past half dozen years. This seems to
be indicated by the most reliable in.
telligence received from the principal
wheat-growing states. All this is
pleasing news to the country at large.
excepting few spectators who de-
sire to keep the market cornered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Not Palmer Immigrants.

At New York, the habeas corpus pro
ceedings in the case of the seventy-one
immigrants whom the commissioners
wanted to send back to Ireland because
their fare had been paid by the British
government, resulted in their being dis
charged. Their detention was declared
illegal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
BUILT IN TWO WEEKS.

A Monster Elevator Constructed at Chi
cago in Fourteen Days.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 18.-Beside the
tracks of the st. Paul Road there stands
to-day and stood yesterday, complete in
every detail, an elevator of 100000
bushels capacity, where the first day of
June there was only a hole in the
ground. It was built from foundation
to roof-tree in fourteen working days,
and yesterday-the sixteenth day from
the commencement of the foundation
10000 bushels of wheat were placed in
one of its bins.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

THE college year has closed at Vas.
sar and among the reported achieve
ments of the young ladies is the con-
sumption of 100000 buckwheat
cakes during the winter months. In
situations for young men which have
college commons" will consider that
the gauntlet has teen thrown down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
CAPTURED in Illinois.

Advices have been received to the eff
feet that the murderer of the girl
whose dead body was found at Railway,
N. j., is in custody at Salem, III. His
name is Casper Stralnback, a German,
who worked on farm at Houtenville,
n. J., ten miles southwest of Railway,
for Samuel Forbes. He left Forbes en-
ploy last March with the intention of
rninr to Illinois,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Gambled AWAY the Funds.

Rumors are rife over the disappear
ance of Walter S. Condor, of Kansas
City, Mo-, grand secretary and treasurer
of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa-
ton. There seems to be no doubt that
he is defaulter, the amount being va
His wife admits that he has lost a con-
siderable amount in gambling.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
WheeIer's Charitable Requests.

The will of the late VIM. A. Wheeler
was opened at Malone, N. Y, on the
I4th. 1t gives $4,000 to home missions;
$4,000 to foreign missions; $500 to his
housekeeper, Betsy Chambers and a
few requests to various friends. It is
rumored that interested parties intend
to contest the will.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

OF the party of pilgrims who, while
crossing the Danube at Paks, Hungary,
were thrown into the water by the cap
sizing of the boat, 127 were rescued and
81 are still missing, and the bodies of 1OI
who were drowned have been recovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
ManiI0ha's Railway War.

Premier Norquay, of Manitoba, has
been notified by the Dominion govern
ment that they will fight the proposed
railway extension to the American
boundary at every step and to the bitter
end. 1t is understood that the project
will be pushed in spite of this opposi
ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Michiean's License.

The Michigan senate has passed the
high license bill after reducing the
amount of the tax to $500 for wholesale
stores. Those who both wholesale and
retail spirituous liquors will be required
to pay $500. Only one negative vote was
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Caprured the Indians Horses.

Lieut.. JOhnsOn's command surprised
the nurderous band of Apaches on the
Rincon mountains in Arizona, cap
turing their horses and baggage The
Indians scattered among the rocks and
evidently will try to make their way
back to San Carlos. 1t is believed that
the hostiles are practically helpless in
their present shape. The troops are
still in Sharn pursuit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
The Battle Flags.

So much pressure was brought to bear
against the return to the Southern States
of the battle flags captured by United
States troops during the war that Presi-
dent Cleveland on the 10Th rescinded
his order for their return.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

THE fact that nearly 500 brakemen
are killed, and some $4,000 are in
jured each year, through car-coupling
accidents, has led the railroads to
search for some method that will be
less prodigal of life, and the automat-
ic coupler will soon be used on freight,
as it is now used on passenger cars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Arrest of a FOrger in Toronto.

James L. Wilson, the Philadelphia
forger, was arrested at Toronto, Ont,
on the 18th. He has been living there
with his wife and family, under an as
sumed name, for the past two months.
His defalcations are reported to amount
To $500 GOO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
No Prohibition in Canada

An effort was made in the Canadian
house of commons on the 18th to repeal
the Scott liquor law, but it failed. The
motion in favor Of prohibition was mega
tived by forty-two majority.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
The Dickson will Valid

At Atlanta, Ca, on the 18th, the IA
nous Daniel Dickson will case was de-
cided by the supreme court in favor of
Amanda Eubanks, the colored legatee.
Amanda Eubanks was an illegitimate
daughter of Dickson, who bequeathed
her $500, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

IMMIGRATION is expected to reach
100000 in the calendar year 1887.
This would be the largest influx ever
experienced in the United States, the
total of 1882 being the highest in any
one year thus far. The following
shows the immigration in each of the
past eight years, the years in each
case being fiscal years. ending on June
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
Herr Most to be Punished

Dist.-Atty. Winfield, of Hudson
County, n. J., has taken steps to bring
to punishment Herr Most and a number
of his followers for their connection
with the rioting at Oak Park on the
18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
THE LATEST NEWS
Their OccunatiOn Gone.

By order of Mayor Roche, issued on
the 18th. all the gamblers of Chicago
have been ordered to close up their
places, and the order has been obeyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

cast against the bill. These rates are less
than those fixed by the house, but it is
claimed that the house will try to raise
the tax for snirituOus liquors to $500
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
CnraLee ON Trial

The trial of Cora Lee for the murder
of Sarah Graham began at Springfield,
Mo-, on the 18th. The attendance is
large The jury was secured without
difficulty on account Of the lapse of
time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22

It will be noticed that there WAS q
steady increase from 1879 to 1882,
and g. decrease from that year to
1886. The renewed increase began
after the middle of the calendar year
1886. The entire immigration in the
past thirteen years was 4,934, AIS.
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